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Library Journal
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Goodkind's sequel to his best-selling sf novel Stone of Tears (LJ 10/15/95) continues the adventures of Richard Cypher, Kahlan Amnell, and the wizard Zedd. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.


Publishers Weekly
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After unwittingly destroying the magical wards that had sealed off the Old World from the New for 3000 years, the war wizard Richard Cypher discovers that he has inadvertently created a gate through which the evil Keeper, Emperor Jagang, and his minions can enter the land. Separated from his beloved, the former Mother Confessor Kahlan Amnell, who is in hiding to avoid being executed by the people she once served, Richard must now accept the power of his father, Darken Rahl, and use all of his magical abilities to defeat Jagang, to save Kahlan and to close the gate. As in the two previous novels of The Sword of Truth fantasy cycle (Stone of Tears, etc.), Goodkind builds an intricate plot teeming with violence, treachery and intrigue. Newcomers to the series may find it a challenge to get up to speed, but once they do, they?as well as Goodkind's large, loyal readership?will delight in a complex epic fantasy that crackles with vigor and magical derring-do. Author tour. (Nov.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved


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The third book of Goodkind's bid to rival Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time at the fantasy saga game falls rather short of Jordan's very high standard. Yet, like the rest of The Sword of Truth, it is an eminently readable example of the multivolume fantasy subgenre. Blood aptly figures in its title, for it boasts by far the most action--for the most part well done, whether with swords or sorcery--in any of the Sword installments to date. The strain of humor that marked its predecessors gets crowded aside by the subject matter, however, and series protagonist Kahlan Amnell emerges here as one of the outstanding female principals in current fantasy. The pacing is exceedingly brisk, and Goodkind's more sustained focus on Kahlan, Richard Cypher, and the wizard Zedd increases the accessibility of his long work. Although obviously too far along in the saga to be recommended as a starting point, Blood will make those who have been following it from the beginning very happy. --Roland Green


Kirkus
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Flood of the Bold somehow seems more appropriate; still, here's another adventure (Stone of Tears, 1995, etc.) for reluctant wizard Richard Cypher and his eponymous sword. Richard is joined by his beloved, the warrior Kahlan Amnell, and his grandfather, the wizard Zedd; once again their world is threatened by an ancient, unspeakable evil. What a surprise. Like the others, this entry is self-contained, though newcomers may find the references to previous events confusing. Anyhow, the outcome's all but indistinguishable from dozens of other bloated epics (see David Eddings, Robert Jordan, Terry Brooks, and so on). And so on. (Author tour)

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